Bank of Japan (BoJ)
BoJ sees emerging signs of inflation in Japan
Central bank says inflationary risks are now “generally balanced”
BoJ ends some emergency measures
Central bank offers more funding for loans to small businesses, but halts some asset purchases
Masaaki Shirakawa on lessons from crisis and how to reform central banks
The former governor reflects on a turbulent 40 years at the Bank of Japan, and considers how central banks might face up to the challenges of the future
BoJ does not need to tighten policy – deputy governor
Masayoshi Amamiya says Japan is facing a unique inflation situation
Tackling surging inflation
Central banks around the world are grappling with rapid price rises, with some taking very different routes to one another
Final frontier? Japan after the Kuroda experiment
The Bank of Japan has pushed monetary easing close to its limit, yet inflation is barely above zero. What happens now?
BoJ projects inflation will climb to 1% by mid-2022
Haruhiko Kuroda says BoJ must continue “powerful” monetary easing with QQE and yield curve control
BoJ cuts inflation outlook to zero as it holds rates
Producer price inflation in Japan is at a 13-year high, but CPI inflation lingers around zero
CBDC just one option for future payment system, says BoJ official
Japan’s central bank says CBDC could solve safety and interoperability issues, but is not the only option
BoJ holds rates as Japan waits for new prime minister
Central bank warns of possible financial problems from persistent Covid-19
BoJ unveils new 10,000-yen note
New banknote features “father of Japanese capitalism” and is set for issue in 2024
BoJ deputy cautions against ‘premature tightening’
Core CPI is not the sole indicator of the BoJ’s monetary policy, says Wakatabe Masazumi
Green finance and mispricing: what role for central banks and governments?
Governments and central banks cannot stay on the sidelines if they are to fix market mispricing, says Sayuri Shirai
BoJ to offer zero-interest loans for climate projects
Central bank highlights five areas of focus in new climate strategy
Charles Goodhart on inflation targets, financial stability and the role of money
The LSE professor says inflation targets should have been 0%, the Fed’s move to AIT is a mistake, independence is under threat from inflation, big balance sheets support liquidity, AI can help supervisors and climate stress tests are unconvincing
CBDC: the case for ‘wait and see’
Despite growing interest, some central banks are staying out of the digital currency game
Book notes: Quantitative easing, by Jonathan Ashworth
Well-documented and fairly comprehensive book for anyone, including central bankers, wanting an overview of how monetary policy has evolved in recent decades
The new era of money supply and its impact on policy
The empirical relationship between money and inflation has changed, writes Manmohan Singh, with Apoorv Bhargava and Peter Stella. To understand current policy challenges, we must first understand money creation
BoJ forecasts weaker inflation but stronger growth
Inflation still negative in Japan but likely to inch above zero this year, forecasts suggest
Central banks halt longer-term dollar liquidity auctions
Major central banks will no longer offer dollar liquidity at the 84-day maturity
Is the ECB implementing yield curve control?
The eurozone has adopted a hybrid system – lying somewhere between the Fed’s QE and the BoJ’s yield curve control – that targets wider financing conditions
HKMA and BoJ launch new securities settlement framework
New “delivery versus payment link” aims to reduce settlement risk
BoJ must prepare thoroughly for CBDC – Kuroda
Central bank should not rush issuance of CBDC, governor says
BoJ adjusts easing measures amid market distortion fears
Central bank announces lending incentives and more flexibility in yield curve control and ETF buys